Luz Martínez De Azcoitia > Uría Menéndez > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

Uría Menéndez
PRÍNCIPE DE VERGARA 187
PLAZA RODRÍGUEZ URÍA
28002 MADRID
Spain

Work Department

Transport and Mobility

Career

Luz Martínez de Azcoitia is a lawyer in the Madrid office of Uría Menéndez. She joined the firm in 2000, when the maritime and transport law firm Figaredo & Asociados merged with Uría Menéndez. She became managing associate in January 2010.

She specialises in M&A, banking and finance transactions in the transport sector, mainly shipping and aviation. She advises on all types of vessel construction, repair and acquisition contracts, and company sale and restructuring transactions in the transport sector.

Languages

English

Memberships

  • Madrid Bar Association
  • Spanish Maritime Law Association (AEDM)

Education

  • Law Degree, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 1999
  • Legal Practice School, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 1999

Lawyer Rankings

Spain > Transport: Shipping

The shipping and transport department at Uría Menéndez is lauded for its ‘excellent industry knowledge‘, ‘in-depth advice‘, and tendency to go the ‘extra mile‘ when assisting clients. Typical mandates for the group include advising on both dry and wet shipping matters, including shipbuilding and financing contracts, M&A, insurance claims and collisions, among others. Practice head Carlos López-Quiroga focuses on transport and maritime law, showcasing particular experience in M&A and restructuring matters. Luz Martínez De Azcoitia is the name to contact for banking and finance mandates in the transport sector. Other notable individuals include Diego Pérez, a key contact for domestic and foreign shipowners and port terminals seeking advice on vessel construction, repair and acquisition contracts, and Laura Peláez, who is recommended for administrative proceedings before port authorities.